Thank you for the reply Patrick. Mine are Big Apples also, so I guess the looseness is normal. Do you have any tips to help prevent pinch flats? I bought the Hunqapillar and wheel set primarily for commuting, so I would really like to minimize flats.
Thanks and Regards, Ernie On Mar 22, 11:47 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't have that tire combo, but the 60 mm Big Apples on my Fargo fit so > loosely on the SnoCat SL rims that they, literally, fall off the rims when > installing them unless you carefully hold them in place when you start > pumping them up. I just continually check the beads as I pump and once you > are alert to the problem you can deal with it without much problem. Pump, > check, pump, check and so forth. I don't pump mine to more than about 20/25 > and usually more like 14/18; once the tube expands enough to push against > the tire casing, this at no more than 10 psi, no problem with the bead > staying in place. > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:08 PM, ewb <ebons...@optonline.net> wrote: > > I got a pinch flat on my Hunqapillar while riding tonight. I managed > > to change the flat under a rare street light only to have it go flat > > again about 1/2 mile down the road. So I gave up and called my wife > > to ask her to pick me up. While pushing my bike down the road while > > waiting for my ride, the tire actually came off the rim. My Schwalbe > > tire seems a bit too big for my rim. It is tricky to pump up the tire > > from flat without it popping off the rim. Does anyone else have this > > rim/tire combo? If so, does the tire seem excessively loose to you? > > > Thanks, > > Ernie > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
